"Wood~?" Ling Qianxue, who had been sleeping soundly, was woken by the noise. She rubbed her eyes.

"It's… 2 a.m.? Are you some kind of Night Owl War God? Don't you need to rest? What's so important that you have to talk about it now?"

In her voice, Ling Qianxue's grumpiness in the morning was gradually getting out of her control.

"A business deal worth hundreds of billions. If you don't come now, then we won't talk about it."

Qin Mu replied indifferently.

"Heh~ Hundreds of billions?

Ling Qianxue scoffed and said grudgingly, "Whatever, I don't discuss anything when I'm sleeping. Forget hundreds of billions—even if it's—"

Halfway through her sentence—

Ling Qianxue suddenly shivered, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her, instantly sobering her up.

"No! How much did you say?"

"Hundreds of billions~?"

Qin Mu said with equanimity, "Yes. At least hundreds of billions."

Pfft!!!

Instantly, Ling Qianxue spat out a mouthful of air.

Is this Wood no longer pretending?

The entire warehouse of Tianlu Group going missing had already spread throughout the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.

Everybody awaited who was going to sell the goods.

Those guys' eyes were red—blood red!!!

With the Tianlu Group, what had appeared on paper was assuredly well short of the mark.

That warehouse might even be richer than the Lingwu Group itself!

"Student Qin Mu, where are you?

In an instant, Ling Qianxue's voice sounded as soft as the spring breeze.

"There's a Jiangyun Club on Chengzhong Road. The environment is nice. How about—"

"No, no, no~ Let's not go there."

"You just come straight to my house~"

Qin Mu didn't give a hoot. He just needed a place to speak. He had originally picked the wilderness, but Ling Qianxue's abode seemed safer—Jiangcheng Central Villa.

Ling Qianxue ran out wearing cute pink bunny pajamas to open the door.

"Wood, you… how did you get here so fast?"

Qin Mu rolled his eyes.

"I flew. Do I still need to wait for traffic lights?"

"Oh~ Right."

"Then come in quick.

Ling Qianxue said this while sticking her head out, looking left and right at the doorway, all guilty-eyed, as if she were up to something illegal.

"Damn it! What are you afraid of?"

Qin Mu said speechlessly, "You're acting like you're sneaking around with someone in the middle of the night."

Whoosh!

Ling Qianxue's pretty face immediately turned red.

"You-be quiet! Who in the world would sneak around at this time?!"

Qin Mu walked in on his own.

Ling Qianxue took a deep breath, closed the door, and went back to the living room.

"This place is signal-shielded. My father sometimes holds his meetings here.

She got excited right after having spoken.

"Quick! Show me—what good things were in Tianlu Group's warehouse?"

Qin Mu did not reply but asked instead,

"You know what's in it?"

She tilted her head in thought.

"Hey Wood, don't overdo it~"

"How would I know what's inside?"

"It's just that rumors are flying everywhere now. Some say Lu Tian once single-handedly excavated an ancient ruin and obtained many rare treasures from Dragon Star.

Hiss-

Qin Mu was startled for a moment before quickly composing himself.

Full of energy, Ling Qianxue did not notice and continued:

"And there's more. Some even say Lu Tian has equipment beyond SSS-grade—battle armor that even a Great Grandmaster can't break, weapons that can instantly kill a Great Grandmaster, potions that can directly elevate a Martial Artist to Grandmaster level… everything imaginable~!"

Good heavens

Are rumors this accurate now?

Qin Mu didn't believe these were merely rumors.

Lu Tian.

This means it must be leaked by himself, Lu Tian.

Only he knew what was inside that warehouse.

Spreading news about the treasures was supposed to serve as a warning to black market merchants that whoever sold them would definitely be the one who took the warehouse.

As long as the items were sold, Lu Tian—utilizing a hacker—would be able to trace the information.

What a pity.

Those were things Qin Mu would never sell, no matter what price was being offered.

What he would give up, was

Were common goods.

Upon saying it, Qin Mu couldn't resist teasing her.

"I just want to ask-if those things aren't inside, who compensates me?

Pfft~

Ling Qianxue laughed immediately.

"What do you think~? Those are just rumors. Who would believe them? Don't they have brains? Those words sound so unreal!"

"If even one of those legendary items exist, I, Ling Qianxue will swallow this sofa on the spot!"

Heh.

With intelligence like that, she really should not get herself involved in anything more than small businesses.

Otherwise, no matter how big Lingwu Group was, it wouldn't survive her recklessness.

Qin Mu let out a sigh in his heart and said nonchalantly,

"25 S-grade battle sabers. 15 S-rank battle suits."

"The others, then-the beast cores and materials-are photographed. You can count them yourself."

A sharp glint flashed through Ling Qianxue's eyes and an invisible mental abacus immediately began to clack.

"Wood, you know the actual cost of equipment is about 50% of the selling price, right?

"These goods are hard to move. I'll give you 20%."

"Beast cores are easy to handle. I'll give you 80% of the market price. Am I being very generous, right??

Qin Mu gave her a cold glance and then stood straight up.

"Are you dreaming?"

"30% for the equipment! That's really the limit~"

Ling Qianxue grasped the corner of Qin Mu's clothes.

"40% for the equipment, and a 10% discount on the beast cores. Otherwise, no deal."

"But then I won't make any money~~~ Really~"

Ling Qianxue spoke with utmost seriousness.

"If you don't make money, that's your problem. What does it have to do with me?"

"A deal worth hundreds of billions. You take 10%. Isn't that enough? If it weren't for the relationship between classmates, I'd give you at most 5%."

Qin Mu remained unmoved.

Ling Qianxue's eyes spun wildly.

"That's absolutely not true~"

"At most, the equipment is worth 15 billion dollars, while beast cores and materials are probably around 20 billion dollars. Where are you getting this exaggerated figure of hundreds of billions?"

Hmph.

A faint smile curled up Qin Mu's lips as he showed her a photo.

A super-alloy warehouse, thirty meters long and wide, flickered into focus on the screen.

Ling Qianxue's jaw dropped.

"My heavens… this color, this texture—could it be S-rank alloy?"

"S-grade on the surface, S-grade in the interlayer. The rest is A-grade," Qin Mu said with a calm expression.

"The S-grade is about 10 tons. The A-grade is mixed with some B-grade, totaling around 800 tons."

Wow!!

Instantly, Ling Qianxue's eyes shone with golden light.

"The price of S-rank alloy stays at a constant 5 million per kilogram; that's 50 billion.

"A-grade is cheaper. Judging by the cut quality, up to 80,000 per kilogram—64 billion.

The warehouse for alloys alone-

Worth 114 billion!

"Add everything else, and we reach 150 billion," Qin Mu said flatly.

"Accept this price, and delivery is immediate."

150 billion.

The Lingwu Group would surely make a profit.

Most items were priced at current market acquisition rates.

But usually, how much were they able to get in one month?

Only a few billion.

One such transaction covered a whole year's acquisition volume.

On Dragon Star, group profits didn't come from sales-but from acquisitions.

Everything good came from the wilderness.

The more you acquire, the more you earn.

That's why all major factions required the Martial Artists to sell their harvests to them.

Ling Qianxue saying that she wouldn't make money,

It only applied to commerce.

It would mean doubling if processed and sold as finished products.

Qin Mu knew this, but he wasn't greedy.

He couldn't exactly open a company just to sell goods.

Even if he wanted to, he would still be in need of startup capital first.

"Qin Mu~~~"

"Don't bargain. I won't accept it."

Pfft!

Ling Qianxue was shut down before she could even finish speaking.

"How could you look at me like that? I—I wasn't haggling…"

"I was asking… can we do installment payments?"

"150 billion… "

If Lingwu Group pays all of it at once, that will occupy too much liquidity." Qin Mu stood up and went towards the door.

Installments? Impossible. Slap! Ling Qianxue grasped him once more, lowered her head, and clenched her teeth.

"Wait! Let me check the accounts of the company. Even if I have to borrow, I'll find a way to get the money for you today!

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